Saturday, January 11, 2020

Day 10: Run Through The Bumble Trees



Lyrics: 
Take me to the forest 
Bathed in a full moon's light 
Patches of amber 
Split by the shadows of the night
I'll be your honey 
If you'll be my queen 
We'll build a happy comb 
Just as long as we 
Run through the Bumble Trees 
Just you and me 

When a flower blooms 
It sets the field all aglow 
And when a heat wave comes 
It's still cool beneath the mighty oak 
If you plant your roots 
Then you will feel my sting 
And we'll be together 
Just as long as we 
Run through the Bumble Trees 
Just you and me 

Baby, you'll be my keeper 
When we lie alone in the dark 
Please don't be gentle, honey 
'Cause my buzz is as bad as your bark 

Take me to the forest 
Bathed in a full moon's light 
Patches of amber 
Split by the shadows of the night
I'll be your honey 
If you'll be my queen 
We'll build a happy comb 
Just as long as we 
Run through the Bumble Trees 
Just you and me 

Details: Today's Fearless Songwriting prompt was "Braided Together" which didn't speak to me at all. However, I was listening to some of the other songwriters participating in the challenge, and have been inspired by Rachel Taulbee. I've known her the last couple years via the Rocky Mountain Song School in Lyons (a week long songwriters' retreat), and she's a tremendous performer, but I hadn't heard that many of her songs. They've really stood out to me this week, and I wanted to try doing something in that spirit. 

First off, the "Bumble Trees" in the title is just a play on Rachel's name, which led to the Bees and Trees extended metaphor. I think of her stuff as being whimsical, sensual, a little jazzy and often played on a ukulele. I can do whimsical and sometimes sensual, but I don't know jazz chords and I don't have a uke. So I just put the capo up high on the neck and played around until something kind of sounded right. Maybe it's an odd inspiration for a song, but I think it came out pretty okay! 

I spent about 3.5 hours writing it and 30 minutes recording it.

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